Entice Hummingbirds & Butterflies with these beautiful plants!

If you're attracted to a garden with bright blooming flowers, you're not alone… Hummingbirds and butterflies flock to sunny gardens full of colorful blooms. These friends of the garden are not only fun to watch as they fly about, but hummingbirds and butterflies also help your plants stay healthy by aiding pollination.

So how do you entice them to spend more time in your garden? Van Bourgondien Nurseries has made it easy by putting together a collection of perennials, shrubs and vines selected for their unique ability to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. This special selection is available only at your Fred Meyer Garden Center!

Hummingbirds are attracted to vivid reds, oranges and yellows, but any fragrant flower with nectar and flat petals suitable for perching will do. Popular choices include Lobelia , Giant Shirley , Foxglove , Columbine , Penstemon, Liatris, Trumpet Vine and Weigela.

Butterflies look to gardens as a source of food and a place to lay their eggs. Plants butterflies find irresistible are Butterfly Bush, Liatris, Asclepias, Salvia and Echinacea.

You'll find these varieties and more in our Hummingbird & Butterfly Garden Collection – which makes it simple for you to create an attractive gathering place these little flyers will return to again and again. Have fun!

While much of the information in these tips is applicable in several gardening zones/climates, some of the plants and timing suggested are best suited to the Northwest, generally in the mild/wet growing regions found along the I-5 corridor. You should make appropriate adjustments or consult local gardening experts in regions whose climates differ from this area of the Northwest.